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Inflation expected to rise, RBI unlikely to change interest rates: Poll

The Reuters latest survey found 52 of 54 economists expected the RBI to hold the repo rate at 6.0 percent on Dec 6

Tech emboldening women to go out on their own, become entrepreneurs: Ivanka

She also said that technology had helped reduce barriers and was empowering and enabling women to become more flexible

Winter crops in demand: Why India's wheat, pulses output will spike in 2018

Higher production could allow India to avoid buying overseas wheat for the first time in three years

How websites are watching your every move and ignoring privacy settings

The Princeton researchers found it was difficult to redact personally identifiable information from browsing behaviour records

GES summit 2017: 10 key takeaways from Narendra Modi, Ivanka Trump speeches

This is the 8th GES event to bring together entrepreneurs, investors and ecosystem supporters for mentoring, networking and investment matchmaking

Net neutrality directions to benefit Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel

Analysts say they will use the content delivery network exemption and offer platform content at lower prices to drive their subscriber base

Panama: I-T raids 25 locations in Delhi-NCR, seizes Rs 4 cr cash, jewellery

The I-T teams swooped down on three business groups, which had interests in metals and food processing, financial services and tyres

GES 2017: Invest in India-for India, says Modi; Ivanka bats for women power

GES co-hosted by India-US, which is being attended by 1,500 entrepreneurs, investors and eco-system supporters from 159 countries

GES 2017: Make in India for the world, Modi tells entrepreneurs

He said women entrepreneurs received over three-fourths of the Rs 4.28 lakh crore loans under the MUDRA Scheme since 2015

GES 2017: Ivanka Trump bats for women power in business

Top captains of Indian industry and several budding entrepreneurs attended the dinner hosted by Modi

GST anti-profiteering body set up

The government also named four senior officials as technical members of the authority.

Quarterly results analysis: Apparel export gains over domestic sales

Fabric and garment maker Raymond showed profit of Rs 62 crore as against a net loss of Rs 7 crore in the pre-GST quarter of April-June

Nobody owns the Net: Trai backs open access

But exempts specialised services, critical IoT, content delivery networks

Govt may scrap sugar stock limit to arrest price fall

Industry representatives met food ministry officials late last week to urge the government to remove the stock limits

Trai stance on net neutrality hardly revolutionary: Activists

If the Trai had enforced positive discrimination, it could have corrected the anomaly in the market, controlled by a few large players

Demand for conventional fuels to rise despite electric vehicles: Pradhan

Petroleum Minister said in the next few years, India will see at least 25% of the overall global conventional fuel demand growth

Farm machine makers worry over govt plan to use straw as power fuel

Punjab and Haryana have 250-odd mechanised balers, which convert paddy straw into biomass, ready for use by power plants

India expects to sail into top league at maritime organisation

The Sagarmala scheme is executing port and port-led development projects worth Rs 1 lakh crore in various stages of implementation

Need to align goals to achieve outputs in skill development: Pradhan

The minister witnessed the signing of a tripartite MoU between National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), Tourism and Hospitality Sector Skill Council (THSC) and Airbnb

India not to push services agenda at WTO meet

WTO's biennial ministerial conference is the biggest multilateral consultation among nations regarding global trade and investment norms